Jim Rapoza

Lots of people talk about the future of the Web-about what types of applications and services we will see in the coming years. But what about the browser itself? How will future browsers interact with sites and applications? Will we even have browsers as we know them today, or will everyone use browser-like single-purpose applications […]

The release this week of the Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine has gotten a lot of attention from the media and Web pundits, and, strangely, lots of these people have gotten Wolfram|Alpha completely wrong. The most common thing that people say about Wolfram|Alpha is that it is a potential competitor to Google. But Wolfram|Alpha is no […]

Mozilla Prism Beta Easily Converts Websites and Web Apps into Desktop Apps by Jim Rapoza Easy Conversion With the Prism Firefox extension, turning a Website into a desktop application requires only that users choose Convert Website to Application from the Tools menu in Firefox. App Options After choosing a site to convert into a Prism […]

Business users can now access many of the applications they need from the Web, with no need to install them on an operating system. But while this setup brings benefits, it does have its drawbacks. First, these cloud applications live in the browser, so they can’t be integrated with the operating system in the same […]

If you ask someone to name some of the hottest services on the Web today, a few candidates are certain to come up. The micro-blogging service Twitter was hot among techies last year, and now–thanks to celebrities such as Oprah and Ashton Kutcher-it is well-known among the general public. And, already generally popular is Facebook, […]

Socialtext Enterprise Social Network Ably Leverages Web 2.0 Capabilities Socialtext Enterprise Social Network Ably Leverages Web 2.0 Capabilities Socialtext Desktop Based on Adobe AIR technology, the Socialtext Desktop provides users with a desktop-based rich Internet application interface for their Socialtext networks. Business Profiles Looking at another business user’s profile in Socialtext provides many of the […]

Socialcast Is Twitter for the Enterprise Socialcast Is Twitter for the Enterprise Activity Stream The Socialcast Activity Stream provides a Twitter-like status feed for workers (similar to the news feed in Facebook). Microblogging Capabilities While Twitter can often seem like a waste of time for most businesses, the idea behind the microblogging capabilities in Socialcast […]

Huddle Enterprise Social Network Is a Classic Online Collaboration System Huddle Enterprise Social Network Is a Classic Online Collaboration System Huddle Dashboard The Huddle Dashboard gives users a quick view of all of their connections and projects within the Huddle space. Huddle Whiteboards Huddle whiteboards provide wikilike capabilities, allowing users to quickly work on ideas, […]

Flip UltraHD Is a Practical, Purposeful HD Video Solution Rubberized Surface The new Flip UltraHD has a rubberized surface that provides a better grip and is more smudge-resistant than other Flips. HD TV The Flip UltraHD is quite a bit thicker than the Flip MinoHD, but also has the ability to hook up to an […]

During the last few years, there has been a quiet revolution in how people create and consume video: Video has moved from being an expensive hobby that was often too complex for casual users to something that is simple for anyone to capture and share.One of the leaders of this revolution has been Pure Digital […]